Four earthquakes have struck in about two hours time in a remote area of western Nevada. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.8-magnitude temblor struck around 9:26 a.m. Saturday about 14 miles east of the Mineral County city of Hawthorne and 167 miles east of Sacramento, Calif.
New Mexico freshman Kendall Williams made one free throw but missed the second attempt with 1.1 seconds to go and UNLV escaped with a 63-62 victory over the Lobos in a Mountain West Conference game at the Thomas & Mack Center.
After the Wranglers’ 5-3 victory over the Bakersfield Condors on Friday at the Orleans Arena, coach Ryan Mougenel repeated what has become a familiar refrain this season.
Sierra Vista’s Viko Noma’aea established himself as a scorer last season, averaging 26.7 points.
Winston Shepard had 23 points to lead Findlay Prep to an 86-57 home victory over Flora MacDonald (N.C.) on Friday night.
The head of Clark County’s local firefighters union agreed Friday that authorities should investigate alleged sick-leave abuse in the Fire Department, but he argued that managers also should answer for overlooking the misconduct.
Scuba Solutions was named as the winner of the 2011 Southern Nevada Business Plan Competition inside the Stan Fulton building on the UNLV campus Friday night.
Tom Smallwood, a former laid-off auto worker who has soared to pro bowling success, advanced to today’s finals of the $1 million PBA Tournament of Champions at Red Rock Lanes.
When all was going well for UNLV through November and into mid-December, Quintrell Thomas was in the middle of it. He was a starting forward for a team making progress.